Eid al-Adha
E7628
Eid al-Adha is an important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by special prayers, charity, and the ritual sacrifice of animals.
All labels observed (18)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eid al-Adha canonical | 85 |
| Greater Eid | 3 |
| Eid al-Adha (Iraq) | 2 |
| Eid al-Adha celebrations | 2 |
| Eid al‑Adha | 2 |
| Eid ul-Adha | 2 |
| Hari Raya Haji | 2 |
| Bakr Eid | 1 |
| Bakrid | 1 |
| Eid al-Adha rituals | 1 |
| EidAlAdha | 1 |
| Feast of the Sacrifice | 1 |
| Hari Raya Aidiladha | 1 |
| Hari Raya Qurban | 1 |
| Id al-Adha | 1 |
| Kurban Bayramı | 1 |
| Qurbani (Udhiya, sacrifice in Eid al-Adha) | 1 |
| Tashriq days | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T66910 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eid al-Adha Context triple: [Islam, majorHoliday, Eid al-Adha]
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A.
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a major Islamic festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with communal prayers, feasting, charity, and celebration.
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B.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
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C.
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival, marking the beginning of the High Holy Days with prayer, reflection, and the sounding of the shofar.
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D.
Passover
Passover is a major Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt, marked by ritual meals, storytelling, and the avoidance of leavened bread.
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E.
Easter
Easter is the principal Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed with religious services and various cultural traditions worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eid al-Adha Target entity description: Eid al-Adha is an important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by special prayers, charity, and the ritual sacrifice of animals.
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A.
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a major Islamic festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with communal prayers, feasting, charity, and celebration.
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B.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
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C.
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival, marking the beginning of the High Holy Days with prayer, reflection, and the sounding of the shofar.
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D.
Passover
Passover is a major Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt, marked by ritual meals, storytelling, and the avoidance of leavened bread.
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E.
Easter
Easter is the principal Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed with religious services and various cultural traditions worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious festival
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public holiday in many countries ⓘ religious holiday ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
community gatherings
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takbir recitations ⓘ wearing new or best clothes ⓘ |
| basedOnText | Qur’anic narrative of Ibrahim and his son ⓘ |
| calendarType | Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son for God
ⓘ
submission to the will of God ⓘ |
| dateRelativeToGregorian | shifts about 10–11 days earlier each Gregorian year ⓘ |
| duration | 4 days in many Islamic traditions ⓘ |
| followsEvent | Day of Arafah ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bakr Eid
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linked to:
Eid al-Adha
Bakrid ⓘ
linked to:
Eid al-Adha
Eid ul-Adha ⓘ
linked to:
Eid al-Adha
Festival of Sacrifice ⓘ Greater Eid ⓘ
linked to:
Eid al-Adha
Hari Raya Haji ⓘ
linked to:
Eid al-Adha
Hari Raya Qurban ⓘ
linked to:
Eid al-Adha
Id al-Adha ⓘ
linked to:
Eid al-Adha
Kurban Bayramı ⓘ
linked to:
Eid al-Adha
|
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public holiday in many Muslim-majority countries ⓘ |
| linkedToRitual |
Hajj pilgrimage
ⓘ
linked to:
Hajj
|
| mainRitual |
Eid congregational prayer
ⓘ
distribution of meat to the poor ⓘ festive meals ⓘ giving charity (sadaqah) ⓘ khutbah (sermon) ⓘ ritual animal sacrifice (qurbani or udhiyah) ⓘ visiting relatives and neighbors ⓘ |
| meatDistributionRule |
portion for relatives and friends
ⓘ
portion for the family ⓘ portion for the poor and needy ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Feast of the Sacrifice
ⓘ
linked to:
Eid al-Adha
|
| observedBy | Muslims worldwide ⓘ |
| occursDuring | Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ |
| prayerLocation |
mosques
ⓘ
open prayer grounds (musalla or eidgah) ⓘ |
| precededBy | Eid al-Fitr in the Islamic year ⓘ |
| relativeImportance | one of the two major Islamic Eids ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sacrificeAnimalType |
camel
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cow ⓘ goat ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
charity and sharing
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obedience to God ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eid al-Adha Description of subject: Eid al-Adha is an important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by special prayers, charity, and the ritual sacrifice of animals.
Referenced by (109)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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northern India
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